The FCA has publishished a Consultation Paper regarding potential changes to its Handbook to accommodate Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), with a view to publishing a Policy Statement mid-2016.
MiFID II will affect firms to varying degrees depending on the service they provide.
If you have not already done so we recommend that senior management familiarise themselves with the ‘MiFID II – what is changing’ section of the FCA website that can be accessed here and the recent consulation paper here.
Have you advised on British Steel pension transfers? Action required!
Paul Jay Compliance 2016, 2018, FCA, Pension, Pension Transfer, protection, transfer
Firms who have advised clients to transfer away from the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) should be well acquainted with the content of PS22/14 by now … … but some don’t seem to be aware that they need to have completed some key activity for clients in scope of the redress scheme. The BSPS […]